Where does “kokoaaltotasasuuntaaja” come from?
kokoaaltotasasuuntaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokoaalto, from Finnish aalto, from Proto-Finnic alto, from Proto-Germanic aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n), from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- — trough, canoe.
kokoaaltotasasuuntaaja (Finnish): full-wave rectifier
Definitions
- full-wave rectifier
Ancestry of “kokoaaltotasasuuntaaja”, step by step
kokoaaltotasasuuntaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kokoaalto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokoaalto | full wave |
| 2 | Finnish | aalto | wave; outbreak |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alto | wave |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aldǭ | trough, hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰō(n) | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰu- | trough, canoe |
via Finnish tasasuuntaaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tasasuuntaaja | rectifier |
| 2 | Finnish | tasasuunnata | to rectify to transform alternating current into direct current |
| 3 | Finnish | suunnata | to direct; to target, aim; to head |
| 4 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 5 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |